Friday, November 30, 2012

Do you have a great personality, I mean GREAT? Can you cook, and can
you create your own brand for yourself? You my friend should get to this
casting call.

Just into me from Michael Birchenall, Editor of FoodService Monthly that Dana Abrams, a Casting Assistant for Food Network Star,
Food Network’s hugely successful culinary reality series is seeking to
get the word out that they are currently casting for season 9 and
holding an open casting call in Washington, D.C. on December 10th!

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The class is a hands-on class, the first of monthly sushi
classes at Pabu Restaurant that starts this Saturday, December 1st.
Learn to season your sushi rice, how to properly let it cool and the
knack of working with nori on your rolls.

PABU Izakaya will begin hosting Sushi 101 Class at the restaurant
with Executive Chef Jonah Kim, beginning this Saturday, December 1st,
2012. In this first class, Chef Kim will incorporate traditional
Japanese New Year fare including “Osechi” small dishes that are served
and cooked in a “jubako” (similar to a bento box).

Sunday, November 25, 2012

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving, of giving thanks for their
customers’ continued patronage, Sotto Sopra Restaurant at 405 N. Charles
Street has created a whole new holiday, GREEN MONDAY. There is
Thanksgiving, there is Black Friday, there is Small Business Saturday
and now there is Sotto Sopra's GREEN MONDAY, Monday, November 26, where
customers can recycle their expired gift certificates into savings. That
is any expired gift certificate or expired discount coupon - think
Groupon, Living Social etc, for any services, not only restaurants.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Can you hear the holiday music, I do, I have an earworm of Nat King Cole’s A Christmas Song…”chestnuts roasting over an open fire” on a permanent loop in my head. The holidays
are upon us with company parties, entertaining at home and sometimes,
it is just too much handle. I thought it apropos to list my five
favorite caterers in Baltimore
who can help you not only with your holiday entertaining but with any
of your special occasions. Some have been in Baltimore for a number of
years and others are fairly recent. My list is alphabetical and no
particular ranking, just my favorites for consistency, innovation,
service and some damn fine food.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Other than the Thanksgiving Turkey, what else screams Thanksgiving but stuffing. Dan Guerrera, owner of NYC’s Downtown Cookie Co., has taken his love of cookies to an unexpected place: November’s Cookie of the Month is the Stuffing cookie! His exclusive recipe (which features Pepperidge Farm® Herb Seasoned Stuffing)
makes the most of sweet-meets-savory goodness—tart cranberries, a
hearty seasoning blend and the right combination of traditional cookie
essentials. Dan noted: “I spent the better part of a month trying
different things to get the flavor perfect. I laugh when I say it, but
it was seriously the only stuffing that worked.” It looks like Pumpkin
Pie might be taking a back seat to these indulgent, limited-time treats
this year

Expanding your cooking
knowledge is fine and dandy from the web or television shows but the
best is physically taking a cooking class whether a demonstration or
hands-on. Being able to see, touch, feel, enjoy the aroma of what is
being cooked far exceeds anything Giada, Ina, Bobby or Martha can offer
you. Immediate answers to your culinary questions, the camaraderie of
others who want to learn how to cook or who love to cook, and tasting
the end results of the endeavor is the pinnacle of the class. With that
being said, check out the FREE wine tasting and cooking demonstration
at Grano Emporio, Donna’s Cross Key’s holiday cooking class series and
the children’s gingerbread event at Maja’s Kitchen.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Langermann’s Canton, a southern inspired Baltimore restaurant, hosted a local production company that has entered the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl”
commercial contest. If their entry is chosen, Frito Lay will spend a
million dollars to air it during the most-watched TV event of the year.

Friday, November 09, 2012

I'm like Prissy in Gone with the Wind who said, “I don’t know nothing about birthin no babies,” I don’t know nothing about birthin no restaurants but some very talented hospitality folks do and did. Harbor East
has really blossomed over the summer with new restaurants; Townhouse
Kitchen and Bar, Ouzo Bay, Manchuran Rice Company, Pabu, and right on
the boundary of Harbor East, Fleet Street Kitchen.

Almost gone with the wind, sorry – I can’t help myself here, was the
grand opening of the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant who had their
grand opening during Hurricane Sandy last week.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

The Saigon Remembered Vietnamese
Restaurant that you remember was the one across the street from the
Senator Theatre on York Road by Belvedere Square. That location closed
in the spring of 2011. Good news for their fans and those of us who
love Vietnamese food – they reopened today in Timonium.

Monday, November 05, 2012

Almost a year to the date when the beloved Mt. Washington Tavern
caught fire it has been rebuilt and the doors officially open Tuesday,
November 6th at 5 p.m. The tavern was built almost from the ground up
from the fire and with the rebuild came raising the building more off
the ground, a precaution for a neighborhood that has frequently seen
floods.

Tonight with friends and family coming in to test the staffing, the
kitchen and get the first had glance of all the changes had the Tavern
booked solid with about 200 guests.

Where to dine in New York City during Hurricane Sandy
and celebrity watch seems to have been Tao Asian Bistro in midtown. Tao
boasts a huge 16 foot Buddha over a virtual reflecting pool and high
vaulted ceilings. The building was the 19th century Vanderbilt stables.
One can dine on mixed Asian cuisine from fatty toro to Sunday’s Dim Sum.

Friday, November 02, 2012

The Americana restaurant in Canton is owned and operated by Alex van
Breukelen, a United States Marine that is adamant about building a
strong military veteran network in and around Baltimore. There are currently over 500 U.S. military veterans that frequent The Americana and use the bar for a location to network, build relationships and give back to the community.

With the United States election and Veteran’s Day around the corner
it seems apropos that van Breukelen celebrate his fellow military
brothers and sisters. The Americana will be giving back to veterans
through different events each day from November 5 through November 10.

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